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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Himont. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Himont to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Himont, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Himont (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Himont. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Himont is historic, it would have been located within present day Shannon County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shannon County: Carter, Dent, Howell, Oregon, Reynolds & Texas.

Below are the counties that are near Himont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Himont:

  • Shannon County     (The home county of Himont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Himont, with the one closest to Himont listed first.
    • Round Spring
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
    • Eminence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alley is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
    • Akers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Winona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Birch Tree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Montier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Montier is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Himont, with the one closest to Himont listed first.
    • Van Buren
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fremont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Chicopee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Chicopee is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Crawford County
    • Dillard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Dillard is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Himont, with the one closest to Himont listed first.
    • Gila
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Bunker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jadwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Doss
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Boss
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Boss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
    • Darien
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Jack
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Salem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Himont, with the one closest to Himont listed first.
    • Bixby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Viburnum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Good Water
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Good Water is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
    • Annapolis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sabula
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sabula is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Himont, with the one closest to Himont listed first.
    • Corridon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
    • Fruit City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
    • Reynolds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Bee Fork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Greeley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Ellington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Centerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Redford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
    • Oates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oates is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
    • Black
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lesterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Himont, with the one closest to Himont listed first.
    • Hartshorn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Summersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Eunice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Himont, see our County-by-County Page for Himont.

Cemeteries Near Himont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Himont.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Himont - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Himont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Himont, with the one closest to Himont listed first.

  • Conway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Heaton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nuckols Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lower Grassy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chitwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bay Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sutterfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Swiney Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Delmar Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Grassy Hollow Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chrisco Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Himont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Himont.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Himont, with the one closest to Himont listed first.

  • Round Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Gila
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gila is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Sinkin ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sinkin is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinkin
  • Eminence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bee Fork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
  • Ink
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ink is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
  • Shawnee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Alamode ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Alamode is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamode
  • West Fork
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Fork is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
  • Greeley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Alley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
  • Gladden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gladden is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Akers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Redford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
    • Stone Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Himont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Himont.

Newspapers Published in Himont ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Himont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Himont, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Himont.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Himont:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Himont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Himont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.